Methods for examining ciliary function and structure - five years experience in the University Hospital Hradec Kralove

Abstract

The aim of this communication is a brief overview of normal investigative procedures practice applicable to the investigation ciliary structure and function of the respiratory mucosa from different regions of the airways.

Keywords

• primary ciliary dyskinesia
• secondary ciliary dyskinesia
• saccharin test
• digital high-speed video microscopy
• electron microscopy
• cilia examination methods